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ZALA Lancet fires from ~200 km with IRRA AI targeting, destroys IRIS-T SLM near Odessa

Published 1 September 2026

A ZALA Lancet loitering munition from the 50th Separate Brigade ‘Varyag’ was launched from approximately 200 km and destroyed an IRIS-T SLM system covering Yuzhny port in Odessa Oblast, according to the Russian milblogger Два майора. Onboard camera footage reportedly shows the IRRA intelligent target-recognition system autonomously identifying the camouflaged launcher within a tree line before transitioning to terminal guidance — extending the documented IRRA AI-classification capability to engagement ranges well beyond those seen in earlier Lancet footage.

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Два майора (Two Majors) adversary1 Sep 2026 Open the post

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